Associate Director, Program & Portfolio Operations

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Kentucky; On-site; USD 157,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Equity awards

Pension or retirement benefits

401(k) company match

Health and wellness programs

Fitness centers

Insurance benefits

Paid time off

Family support benefits

Job summary

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals seeks an Associate Director, Program Budget Delivery Lead to embed within Program & Portfolio Operations, driving decision-ready Program Budgets from IND through lifecycle management. You will partner with DPMs and Program Finance, forecast costs, and align budgets with portfolio priorities.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in industry with PM and financial acumen, plus strong communication skills and ability to influence at senior levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of industry experience; 5+ years in PM.
• MBA preferred; strong finance and budgeting skills required.
• Experience in biotech/pharma and drug development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with DPMs, Program Finance and SPTs to co-develop decision-ready Program Budgets.
• Own quality and timeliness of Program Budget outputs at CDU and portfolio level.
• Forecast resource capacity and costs from IND through lifecycle management.
• Enable program comparisons across the portfolio for investment decisions.
• Manage entry/exit points for Budget updates with DPM and Program Finance.
• Guide SPTs through strategic planning with consistent outputs.
• Act as embedded content expert and thought partner to leadership.

Skills

Project management

Financial modeling

Portfolio management

Interpersonal skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Tools

MS Office

Excel (financial modeling)

Job description

Build our future together: The Associate Director, Program Budget Delivery Lead is a content-level leadership role embedded within Program & Portfolio Operations (PPO), created to accelerate the consistent, decision-ready delivery of Program Budgets - one of the most critical Strategic Program Team (SPT) deliverables that translate program vision into an actionable, resourced, and costed plan. Deployed selectively alongside SPTs, this role partners directly with the Development Program Manager (DPM) and Program Finance to co-develop key strategic planning deliverables, bringing the drug-development and financial acumen needed to elevate portfolio-level signal and support confident investment decisions. This role builds strong, trusted relationships at all levels of the organization, provides content-level leadership that improves consistency and comparability of SPT deliverables, and facilitates decision-making across Development, Research, Commercial, and Manufacturing. Over time, the role is expected to extend its expertise to future high-judgment SPT deliverables while contributing to longer-term capability building across the organization.

When & where: Location: Tarrytown NY or Warren, NJ Travel percentage: <10%

Discover your role:

• Partner directly with DPMs, Program Finance and SPTs to co-develop high-quality, decision-ready Program Budgets, embedding drug-development and financial expertise directly within program teams
• Own the quality and timeliness of Program Budget outputs at the CDU and portfolio level, while the DPM retains overall accountability for Program Budget development
• Accurately forecast resource capacity and costs, and build end-to-end development plans and associated costs from IND through lifecycle management (LCM)
• Enable comparison of programs across the portfolio and support portfolio-level investment and prioritization decisions through consistent, comparable outputs
• Manage timely entry and exit points for initial and subsequent Program Budget updates, working in close, ongoing collaboration with the DPM and Program Finance
• Facilitate decision-making and guide SPTs through the strategic planning process, improving consistency and comparability of deliverables across the organization
• Serve as a near-term force multiplier to expedite implementation of Program Budgets with consistent quality, while contributing to longer-term capability building across Program & Portfolio Operations

This role requires:

• Bachelor's degree and 10+ years industry experience with a minimum of 5+ years in project management experience required. MBA preferred.
• Significant experience in the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry with a strong understanding of drug development activities from early development through lifecycle management
• Strong financial competence with proven experience building and evaluating program budgets, resource forecasts, and development costs
• Proven strategic planning and portfolio management experience, with the ability to synthesize complex program information into clear, decision-ready outputs
• Proven ability to operate as an embedded content expert and thought partner to program leadership, without formal programmatic authority
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, supporting multiple programs and SPTs simultaneously under compressed timelines
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to negotiate, influence and work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership
• Excellent communication skills (written/verbal), including presenting complex financial and strategic information clearly
• IT proficiency with MS software (including Excel-based financial modeling), project management tools and process mapping tools

Salary Range (annually) $157,200.00 - $256,600.00

Regeneron offers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which may include, depending on country and role:

• annual bonuses or other incentive plans
• equity awards
• pension or retirement benefits
• 401(k) company match
• health and wellness programs
• fitness centers
• insurance benefits (e.g. medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
• paid time off
• family support benefits

For additional information about Regeneron benefits in the U.S., please visit https://careers.regeneron.com/en/working-at-regeneron/total-rewards/.

For other locations, additional information will be provided during the recruitment process.

As part of the recruitment process, certain background checks may be conducted in accordance with the laws of the country where the position is based. The purpose of such checks is to verify certain information prior to the commencement of employment such as identity, right to work and educational qualifications.

Regeneron is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief (or lack thereof), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, civil status, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, nationality, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, membership of the Traveler community, familial status, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Where required, we will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with known disabilities or chronic illnesses during the recruitment process, unless such accommodation would impose undue hardship.

Regeneron is a leading biotechnology company that invents life-transforming medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led for over 30 years by physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and consistently translate science into medicine has led to nine FDA-approved treatments and numerous product candidates in development, almost all of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, neurology, infectious diseases and rare diseases.

Regeneron is also proud of award winning culture of innovation, being recognized as a Great Place to Work in 2021, Fast Company's Best Workplace for Innovators in 2020, and Forbes JUST companies in 2020, among others.

Please be advised that at Regeneron, we believe we do our best work when we are together. For that reason, many roles are required to be performed on-site.